Movie Name: 35
Rating: 3.25/5
Cast: Nivetha Thomas, Vishwadev Rachakonda, Priyadarshi, Arundev, Gautami, Ananya
Director: Nandakishore Emani
Produced By: Srujan Yarabolu, Siddharth Rallapalli
Release Date: September 5th, 2024,
Nivetha Thomas, Priyadarshi, and Vishwadev Rachakonda starrer 35- Chinna Katha Kaadu has managed to create excellent buzz before its release. The reports from industry insiders have been quite positive and the premiers gave out extremely positive talk. Let’s see if 35 movie manages to make the impact the makers claimed it would.
Story:
Saraswathi (Nivetha Thomas) is married to Prasad (Vishwadev Rachakonda) and leads a happy life in Tirupathi. The couple has two sons Arun (Arundev) and Varun (Abhay Shankar). Troubles in the family’s happy life start when Arun, a sixth-class student starts struggling in Mathematics. This issue further aggravates when his new Maths teacher Chanakya (Priyadarshi) further pressurizes Arun due to his weak academics. He berates Arun by calling him a ‘zero’ and challenges him to score at least 35 to pass the exam. Deeply affected by this, Saraswathi, decides to help her child out and ace the exams. Will she succeed? How do these incidents at school impact the family? This is what the story follows.
Performances:
Nivetha Thomas in a career-defining role has shouldered the movie with terrific maturity. The audience has never witnessed her in such a role and will be pleasantly surprised by each of her scenes. Her performance as a doting mother determined to protect her child against the cruelty of the education system is one of the highlight performances of the year. Vishwadev Rachakonda gives decent support to Nivetha as her husband while Priyadarshi is dependable as ever and delivers another solid performance as a strict Maths teacher. Arundev, the child artist is perfectly cast and showcases the innocence and vulnerabilities of childhood with great ease.
Analysis:
35-Chinna Katha Kaadu has a straightforward plot without any unnecessary deviations. It initially appears to be in a similar zone as Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par, but it eventually forges its own path and tackles a number of significant issues. Although the opening sequences imply that this is a children’s movie, it becomes evident by the interval that this is a movie for everyone with kids just playing the central roles.
Various issues such as the modern education system, children’s psychology, and family support have been showcased with great maturity. The film truly comes into its zone once Nivetha decides to continue her education to become a teacher for her child. 35 has some pacing issues in both halves and Arun and Prasad’s characters could have been shown in detail. That being said, it is a movie that can be enjoyed with the whole family.
Positives:
- Nivetha Thomas
- Vivek Sagar’s music
- Emotional scenes in the second half
- Casting
Negatives:
- Pacing issues in both halves
- Some scenes might feel boring
Verdict:
35 Chinna Katha Kaadu is a perfect family drama with something to take home for everyone. The kids would enjoy it so would adults. It’s a movie that highlights several vital issues that we all face and is highly relatable. Walk into your nearest theatres if you’ve been longing for a feel-good family drama.
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